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US nonprofit · EIN 882574441 · Columbus, GAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 882574441) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2022.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Pastoral Institute Foundation's network

8 people8 organisationsi8 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Steve Butler ChairChair2023
3 yrs
Betsy RamsayCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Carl WatryTreasurer2023
3 yrs
John BrayTrustee2023
3 yrs
Kevin GunnelsTrustee2024
2 yrs
Laura Dixon YoungTrustee2023
3 yrs
Rick AlexanderTrustee2023
3 yrs
William B Turner IIITrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Laura CardinCEOsince 2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Steve ButlerChair1$0
Rick AlexanderTrustee1$0
John BrayTrustee1$0
Betsy RamsaySecretary1$0
William B Turner IIITrustee1$0
Carl WatryTreasurer1$0
Laura Dixon YoungTrustee1$0
Kevin GunnelsTrustee1$0
Laura CardinCEO5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Pastoral Institute Foundation
EIN
882574441
Address
2022 15th Ave, Columbus, GA, 31901-1608
State
Georgia
Mission
The exclusive purpose of the pastoral institute foundation, inc. Shall be to manage assets received consistent with the donors' intent for the exclusive purpose of supporting the staff, programs, operations, and current and future improvements of the pastoral institute, inc., columbus, georgia. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
F11 Mental health and crisis intervention
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2021
Principal officer
Laura Cardin (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsSteve Butler
≥3years on the filingsBetsy Ramsay
≥3years on the filingsCarl Watry
≥3years on the filingsJohn Bray

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$14.8m
Total liabilities
$216k
Net assets or fund balances
$14.6m
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$924k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$987k$924k$63k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pastoral Institute IncProvided funds to support the mission and activites of the pastoral institute$924k